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The Simple Change That Can Improve Patient Satisfaction
Eye contact and a physician sitting rather than standing lead to increased patient satisfaction in interactions.
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AI in Clinical Dermatology: Consider Limitations, Current Issues
To date, "there is not much transparency in what data AI models are using," according to Dr. Veronica Rotemberg.
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Systematic Viral Testing in Emergency Departments Has Limited Benefit for General Population
Rapid viral testing wasn’t associated with reduced antibiotic use, ED length of stay, or rates of ED return visits or hospitalization.
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AI May Help Docs Reply to Patients’ Portal Messages
A small quality-improvement study found physicians’ burden was lessened but time spent was the same.
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Diagnosis Denial: How Doctors Help Patients Accept Their Condition
Physicians need to spend time explaining the diagnosis then help the patient reimagine their future with the diagnosis.
Managing Your Practice
Clock Watchers
Generally, clock watchers — sometimes referred to in modern parlance as “quiet quitters” — radiate a palpable sense of “I don’t want to be here...
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Extraordinary Patients Inspired Father of Cancer Immunotherapy
Renowned researcher, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg, describes his path to pioneering the use of immunotherapies in treating cancer.
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USPSTF: Insufficient Evidence for Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment
Primary care physicians may to try address the social determinants of health affecting children.
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Practicing Medicine in Canada’s Far North
The spectrum is very broad, ranging from neonatology to geriatrics, from the simplest to the most complex. Decisions must be made judiciously and...
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Pediatrics Takes a Hit, Whereas Emergency Medicine Recovers on Match Day
Match Day results left some peds residencies unfilled while emergency medicine saw more interest than last year.
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Medicare Doc Pay Cut Eased, but When Will Serious Revisions Come?
Physician groups continue to press for a major revamp of Medicare payments after securing a 2024 stopgap fix.